On the slopes above The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and Table Bay is the seaside suburb of Green Point. Along with Sea Point, Green Point became home to well-heeled segments of Cape Society in the 1940s and 1950s. With the development f the seafron, many of the area`s numerous apartment blocks are in demand once again as South Africans and wealthy foregein investors clamour for the sea views. As expected, the few hotels here are equally exclusive.
Visitors leaving the Waterfront from the Green Point exit will immediately encounter a majestic old building resembling a fort.
This is the century-old New Somerset Hospital which houses the Cape Medical Museum.
The museum`s displays reflect the early days of medical treatment - particularly the dental practices of Victorian society. One of the more curious exhibits is the photograph of James Barry, the first physician to carry out a Caesarian section in the country. Upon his death or so it is rumoured, Barry was discovered to bea women.
Alonside Somerset Hospital strech the grassy fairways of Green Point Stadium. Encircled by a large parking lot, the concrete stadium is the home ground of local soccer teams Cape Town Spurs, Hellenic and Santos but is also home base of the annual Coon Carnival.
Held at New York Year, the festival sees minstrels from the Cape`s colorued community don colourful costumes and parade to the vibrant sounds of musicians and singers.
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Green Point Stadium has in recent years also become a favoured venue for the many international pop stars and music act which are making their way back to South Africa after many years of cultural isolation.
International acts such as Paul Simon, Whitney Houston, U2, UB40, Roxette and Michael Jackson have all played under the night skies to an enthusiastic Cape Town audience jam-packed into the stadium.
Sundays tend to be less noisy but just as frenetic, as bargain-hunters ather at the open air market held each week in the stadium parking lot and surroundings. Shoppers can wander among a plethora of stalls offering handcrafted garments, household appliances, ethnic sculptures and costume jewellery.
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